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1966 inflation grew as part of the effect to
fund the war in Vietnam continued. Both the US and USSR continued in their
space race to see who would be the first to land a man on the moon. Race
riots continued to increase across cities in America and National Guards
were needed to bring back law and order. The fashions in both America
and UK came from a small well known street in London ( Carnaby Street
) part of the swinging London scene , both women and men wore patterned
pants and flowered shirts and boots, shoes and even caps utilized the
plastic and vinyl for a wet shiny look. The most popular groups included
The "Beach Boys" with Pet Sounds, The "Rolling Stones"
with Under my Thumb and The "Beatles" with Revolver, and Yesterday
and Today.

Cost of Living 1966

How Much things cost in 1966
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 3.01%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 785
Average Cost of new house $14,200.00
Average Income per year $6,900.00
Gas per Gallon 32 cents
Average Cost of a new car $2,650.00
Dishwasher $119.95
Parker Pen Set $11.95

What Events Happened in 1966

Race Riots in
Atlanta and Black Power becomes a significant factor in American
Politics

US has nearly
500,000 troops in Vietnam

4 dig under
the Berlin Wall to gain freedom from East Germany

The Salvation
Army Celebrates 100 years

Miniskirts
are in fashion

Cassius Clay
Defeats Henry Cooper in two title fights in London

Vietnam international
days of protest

Miranda Rights
come into being after the Supreme Court overturns the conviction
of a confessed rapist ruling he had not been properly informed of his
right to council and to not testify against himself

The Draft
Deferment Test is started in the US as a way for students to convince
the Draft Board that they would serve the nation better in the quiet
of the Classrooms than in the Jungles of Vietnam

The Houston
Astrodome is built with the dome measuring 710 ft diameter

Soviet Union
Lands Luna 9 on the Moon in February and the US follows in June with
the Surveyor 1 soft moon landing.

Pakistani-Indian
peace negotiations end successfully

Indira Gandhi
is elected Prime Minister of India

The Australian
Dollar was introduced at a rate of two dollars per pound, or ten shillings
per dollar.

Pope Paul VI
and Arthur Michael Ramsey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, meet in Rome
- the first official meeting for 400 years between the Roman Catholic
and Anglican Churches

Earthquake
in Turkey - 2394 dead, 10000 injured

Aberfan disaster
in South Wales in United Kingdom, a slag heap containing unwanted rock
from the local coal mine slid down Merthyr Mountain. As it collapsed
it destroyed twenty houses and a farm before going on to demolish virtually
all of Pantglas Junior School 144 people were killed, 116 of whom were
children mostly between the ages of 7 and 10.

Barbados achieves
independence

US Population
exceeds 195 million

The Black
Panthers are formed in US

The Moors murderers
Ian Brady and Myra Hindley are jailed for life for the murder of 3 children